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Emetic vs Emetocathartic - What's the difference?

emetic | emetocathartic |

In medicine terms the difference between emetic and emetocathartic

is that emetic is causing nausea and vomiting while emetocathartic is that is both emetic and cathartic.

As a noun emetic

is an agent that induces vomiting.

emetic

English

Alternative forms

* emetick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) causing nausea and vomiting

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an agent that induces vomiting

    • Synonyms

    * (an agent that induces vomiting) vomitive, vomitory

    Related terms

    * emesis * emetology

    emetocathartic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) That is both emetic and cathartic